Today, cybercrime is more than a

potential threat facing your business. It’s an unavoidable force of nature.

“It’s just like preparing for hurricanes, earthquakes or any type of natural or

man-made disaster that could create business continuity issues,” says Theresa

Payton, the Fortalice Solutions CEO and former White House CIO, in an interview

with Cybercrime Magazine. “[It’s the] same

thing with a digital cyber -event.” For many of us, it’s easy to imagine these

kinds of things happening to “the other guy” and not us. The problem is that

cybercriminals go after everyone. They cast a wide net because that gets results.

In fact, according to Roger A. Grimes, 11 -year principal security architect for

Microsoft and cyber security columnist

and speaker, “Eventually every company is hacked.” After decades consulting for

many businesses, he’s come to the

conclusion that “every company is completely and utterly owned by a

nefarious hacker or easily could be.”

Owners of small and midsize businesses

might imagine that – lucky us! – we don’t have enough cash to justify some faceless

hacker’s effort. We’d be wrong. The reality is around half of cyber -attacks go

after small businesses. These don’t really

get reported by the media. They’re not as flashy as a cyber -attack against a big

bank or retailer. But it’s the attacks against small businesses that do the most

damage. One 2016 study found that 60% of small businesses hit with a cyber -

attack closed within six months.

Thankfully, it’s not all bad news. While

some business owners have no clue what

cyber security they have in place, others are looking for ways to shore up their

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- Value you bring to Chrysalis & Customer in regards to Technology? I'm always looking for ways to improve a process or like when I notice someone navigating a computer system. If there's a quicker way to do something, I'll happily teach them.

- What does Technology mean to you? Technology is always changing, so we have to evolve with it if we want to stay up to date and competitive.

- What is one piece of information all clients should know and be aware of? If an email you receive is uncertain, then you can always call the contact directly by phone. Also, be aware of email spoofing, we have a solution for that!

- What are your roles as Service Delivery Lead? Constant communication with the rest of the team, I do my best to be aware of everything going on and I try to pass along the most important information available.

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businesses. There are steps you can take to keep the bad guys

out.

Two of the best ways to do that are to simply keep all your software up -to-date and keep your team educated about the

threats. As Grimes puts it, “The two most likely reasons you will get exploited are due to unpatched software or a social

engineering event where someone is tricked into installing something they shouldn’t … It would be a stretch to claim every

other exploit type in the world, added together, would account for 1% of the risk.”

How can you keep your software up -to-date? You can actually

automate a lot of it. There are several easy-to-use tools built just for this. Many of them also let you manage your software across

your entire network from one set location. Say goodbye to jumping around and coordinating updates. Even better, there

are many platforms capable of updating themselves. You just

want to keep a close eye on them.

More than that, it’s always a good idea to put strong company policies in place. You want to be clear about your security and

help inform employees about the dangers posed by malicious files and e-mails, among other things. Take time to educate

them on the threats that are out there. And keep the education ongoing, because the threats are ongoing. The bad

guys are always looking for new ways to break in.

And don’t forget about accountability. Keep the conversation

going and talk to your employees about what they know

about cyber security. Some businesses go so far as including cyber security training in their onboarding. Education is

everything.

Finally, you MUST partner with a highly trained, security -

focused managed service provider or other IT organization dedicated to keeping you protected from these constant

threats. Some businesses try to do it on their own only to realize they don’t have the resources. Others think they need

an entire in-house IT team to handle all of these threats.

But the fact is, by outsourcing the work, you save money while keeping out the bad guys optimizing key parts of your

network and software. It’s a win/win. It’s all about being proactive. When you have a group of experts working every

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1.They make investigation and inquiry a way of life. In their classic book Leaders: Strategies For Taking Charge, Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus famously said that leaders are readers. My friend Bill Byrne was on the cover of Fortune magazine as one of America’s 1% wealthiest entrepreneurs. He credits much of his success to his 15/15 program: he read 15 hours a week for 15 years.

2. They ask more and better questions of more and different people. The best leaders emulate the ancient city of Alexandria, where no ship was allowed to enter the port without surrendering its books to be copied. They query everyone who passes into their lives, hoping to add material to their learning arsenal.

3. They think for themselves. Just because the best ask lots of questions doesn’t mean they accept what they learn at face value. Learn to consider what you learn with a healthy dose of skepticism.

4. They choose critical thinking over the convenience of conjecture. An important characteristic of the best is that they are the people who seek the truth. They want to act on

factual information rather than speculation and conjecture. They ask, “How do I know this is true? Who says? How does it affect me?”

5. They learn in future tense. Study for the future, not the past. Develop your learning agenda on what you will need to know to be successful, not what you used to need.

6. They learn the most important stuff the fastest. When an area of knowledge becomes important, a modern expert is able to recognize the importance of that knowledge and glean what’s most important from it as fast as possible.

7. They design their own continuing education program. Unlike most people, the best design their own curriculum on an ongoing basis.

8. They listen to their intuition. Intuition is a great bunk detector. As Robert Bernstein, former chairman of Random House Publishing, says, “In an age of information, only intuition can protect you from the most dangerous individual of all: the articulate incompetent.”

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Beware! 60% Of Businesses Lose Their Data Through These Breaches When you’re thinking about cyber security, you’re usually thinking about your PCs, servers and precious data. But what if your printer is a vulnerability? Well, it is, according to the Global Print Security Report, stating that 60% of businesses suffered a print-related data

breach within the last year. While these breaches may not cost too much, they can still pose quite a problem. Printers are vulnerable not only to all the threats associated with IoT devices but also to those linked to hard-copy output. It’s vital that we find ways to secure our print infrastructure for the long haul as we move forward. SmallBizTrends.com, 2/24/2019

Google Tricks To Make Your Life Easier The Google search bar is even more useful than most people realize. You can use it as a timer or stopwatch by entering “set timer for X” for instance. If you type “sunrise in X” or “sunset in X,” you can pinpoint the exact moment the sun will rise or set in a given location. You can quickly convert between currencies, or use it as a powerful calculator. Type “etymology + word” to discover its origin, or enter “query + filetype:extension” to search for results of a specific file type. Then there are the Easter eggs. Type “do a barrel roll” to see what happens, or “fun facts” or “I’m feeling curious” to learn something new. Leadership Lessons Learned From The First Free Solo Climb Of El Capitan Whether you think Alex Honnold’s attempt to scale the

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